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Hundreds rallied to demand the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund reform their structure for climate, human rights and justice.

Environment News: NEW DELHI: Civil society organizations are embarking on a four-day global action from April 16 to 19, mobilizing to call upon governments, banks, and .

Exploiting a "trade finance" loophole, the bank dumped an estimated $3.7 billion into oil and gas projects in 2022, finds an analysis by the German research group Urgewald. By Jake Johnson Common Dreams A recent analysis by the German nonprofit Urgewald estimated that the World Bank spent n

In 2022, the World Bank supplied nearly $3.7 billion in trade finance that likely ended up funding oil and gas developments

Global leaders at the Paris Summit missed a critical opportunity to redirect trillions from fossil fuels, debt, and the ultra rich to address the climate crisis.

In response to Ajay Banga first day as World Bank Group President, Claire O’Manique, Public Finance Analyst at Oil Change International, said:  “Climate

Washington, DC — This years’ World Bank Spring meetings faced extra scrutiny following the surprise early resignation of World Bank Group (WBG) President

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 6, 2023  Climate Expectations for World Bank Group Spring Meetings Washington, DC — The World Bank Group (WBG) will hold its Stakeholders are monitoring for key developments in proposals to increase the Bank’s financing capacity, revisions of the G7+ led ‘evolution roadmap,’ and the release of a Paris Alignment ‘sector note’ on how the Bank will approach fossil gas projects. 

The bank’s president is also under scrutiny for denying man-made climate change.

UCLA cardiologist Barbara Natterson-Horowitz discusses the disproportionate effects of climate change on female animals, including women and girls.